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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe On Alert Over Cholera Threat
UNIRIN, 25 March 2015
Children play on the dumpsite in the Budiriro suburb of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, scrambling through the garbage and ignoring the clouds of flies and overpowering stench from the… Read more »
Zimbabwe On Alert Over Cholera Threat
The government remains on high alert following reported cases of cholera in some parts of the country.
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Zimbabwe: Harare Remains On High Alert for Cholera
New Zimbabwe, 23 March 2015
HARARE, where an Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000 people in 2008, remains on high alert this month following 14 reported cases of cholera in the country since late February. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Harare On High Cholera Alert, Says Official
The Herald, 17 March 2015
Harare City has intensified surveillance on cholera following confirmation of 13 cases mainly from Beitbridge, City health director Dr Prosper Chonzi has said. Dr Chonzi said… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Declare Cholera National Disaster, Says Opposition
New Zimbabwe, 10 March 2015
THE government must declare the intermittent recurrence of tropical diseases such as the deadly cholera outbreaks a national disaster, the opposition he MDC-Renewal Team said… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - What We Should Aim for Post-2015
The Herald, 11 March 2015
It is true - the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have helped developing countries such as Zimbabwe to achieve many tangible results especially in the fields of education and to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cholera Outbreak - Cases Rise to 10
The Herald, 9 March 2015
Two more people have been quarantined at Beitbridge District Hospital after they were diagnosed with cholera last Thursday. This brings to 10 the total number of cholera cases… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Let's Stop Cholera in Its Tracks
The Herald, 9 March 2015
THE cholera outbreak with eight recorded cases and no fatalities must be stopped in its tracks. This responsibility does not lie with the Civil Protection Unit and the Ministry of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Burst Pipes, Raw Sewage Hre's Image - CHRA
New Zimbabwe, 7 March 2015
RESIDENTS of Harare's Tafara suburb have had to contend with flowing raw sewage for half a decade, the Combined Harare Residents Association (Chra) said this week Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Eight Cholera Cases Recorded Countrywide
The Herald, 5 March 2015
Eight cholera cases have been reported in Beitbridge, Mudzi and Chiredzi, while another case is being investigated in Chirundu. In Beitbridge, the Civil Protection Unit yesterday… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Two Children Quarantined After Cholera Scare
The Herald, 3 March 2015
Two children from Beitbridge diagnosed with cholera have been quarantined. They are at Beitbridge District hospital were doctors are monitoring their condition. The children are… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cholera Fears As Gwanda Water Crisis Worsens
New Zimbabwe, 1 March 2015
A SENIOR medical officer at Gwanda referral hospital has warned that the town is sitting on a health time-bomb as water shortages in the Matabeleland South capital continue. Read more »
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Many neighbourhoods had dug wells after the collapse of water and sanitation infrastructure during the economic implosion, creating ideal conditions for the proliferation of ... Read more »
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Human Rights Watch has warned that the country faces fresh cholera outbreak due to the collapse of water treatment and sanitation facilities in the capital Harare. Read more »
